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July 26, 2011
The Interview: Mary E. Kerr, dean, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University Crain’s Cleveland Business: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Dean Mary Kerr discussed the greatest challenges facing nursing, how universities can respond to these challenges, areas of…
July 26, 2011
Weatherhead School of Management Dean N. Mohan Reddy announced today that he will return to the school’s faculty full time when his administrative term expires June 30, 2012. “It has been a privilege to lead the school that has been my academic home for more than 25 years,” said Reddy, the Albert…
July 25, 2011
In the next UCITE session, “All’s well that starts well,” faculty members will discuss how to get their courses off to a good start. Faculty who get their courses off to a good start find that they have a much more satisfying teaching experience, while those who don’t can find all manner of…
July 25, 2011
The Summer Program in Undergraduate Research (SPUR), funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will host its 2011 Poster Session July 29 from 8:45 a.m. until noon in the BRB Atrium. Sixty undergraduate student researchers will present posters, and additional presenters are from the Heart, Lung…
July 25, 2011
Michigan ban on affirmative action may get 2nd look Associated Press: Michigan’s attorney general plans to ask an entire federal appeals court to suspend and re-examine the decision that overturned the state’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions. “This is a fascinating case. It’s a…
July 25, 2011
Ohio unemployment rises to 8.8 pct. in June Associated Press: Ohio’s unemployment rate rose last month, but state officials say the job market is gaining strength. Conflicting numbers can be explained by the private sector adding jobs but the public sector cutting them, explained Mark Votruba,…
July 25, 2011
Mental illness common among children who kill parents, experts say Sun Sentinal: Last week, two young men in South Florida were charged with killing their parents. Such instances are rare, but in a review of cases, Sara West, assistant professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, found that…
July 25, 2011
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a computer modeling method to accurately predict how a peripheral nerve axon responds to electrical stimuli, slashing the complex work from an inhibitory weeks-long process to just a few seconds. The method, which enables efficient…
July 22, 2011
The Oracle calendar application will be discontinued July 31 and Google Calendar will become the university’s official calendaring system. To assist outstanding Oracle users as they transition to Google Calendar, Information Technology Services (ITS) is providing deskside transition support and…
July 22, 2011
Fantasy nerds seize the throne Metro: The fantasy genre has risen to new heights of popularity in literature, TV and film hits such as Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. “In watching these shows, we may just be acknowledging the importance and romance of the imaginative past as it affects us in…